AFP, REUTERS Previous NextChina has confiscated over 89 million poor-quality face masks, a government official said yesterday, as Beijing faces a slew of complaints about faulty protective gear exported worldwide. But a number of countries have complained about faulty masks and other products exported by China, mostly for use by medical workers and vulnerable groups. China released new rules Saturday saying even non-medical masks must meet both national and international quality standards. The tighter rules come after several countries including Spain, the Netherlands and Turkey were forced to recall hundreds of thousands of masks and pieces of protective gear imported from China. The Canadian government last week said that about one million face masks purchased from China failed to meet proper standards for healthcare professionals.

Source: The Standard April 26, 2020 19:07 UTC